After a delay of several years, the first ship of the US Coast Guard's newest class has been christened. The christening and launching of the first unit of the US Coast Guard's (USCG) HERITAGE class took place on 27 October at the Eastern Shipbuilding yard in Panama City, Florida. The name of the new class reflects the fact that all the...
Towards the end of September, the Philippine Coast Guard discovered that China had deployed a floating barrier, initially 300 metres long, off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, 200 kilometres off the coast of Manila, using coast guard inflatable boats and maritime militia forces. This was intended to prevent Philippine fishing vessels from reaching the...
From a press release of the naval command in Rostock: On Wednesday, 19 July, 13:30, the task force provider (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main" under the command of frigate captain Hanno Weisensee (47) will leave its home port of Wilhelmshaven heading for the north-eastern Mediterranean. In the Aegean, the crew and the ship are expected to work closely together...
As a major economic power, Japan maintains an extremely efficient coastguard with a wide range of tasks and capabilities in addition to its navy. Together they ensure security in a conflict-prone region of the world. With over 6800 islands (of which more than 400 are permanently inhabited) and a coastline of 29,751 kilometres, Japan is one of the world's largest...
Netherlands warns of Russian actions against maritime infrastructure In the Netherlands, state security agencies have foiled a possible sabotage operation against maritime installations in the country's economic zone. These activities are said to have taken place "last autumn", according to Major General Jan Swillens, Director of the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD),In a briefing...
On Monday, 6 February 2023, the Chinese Coast Guard vessel 5205 not only obstructed the Philippine coast guard boat "Malapascua" by manoeuvring dangerously, but also illuminated it with powerful laser beams. Some of the bridge crew were severely blinded in the process, requiring medical treatment. The dazzling with laser lights took place for the first time...
A robber's tale could hardly read better - but what happened off the coast of Gdansk should make you sit up and take notice. Midnight misfortune Late at night in mid-January, three divers were rescued from distress by the Polish coastguard and SAR services around three miles north of Gdansk when their small,...
New Zealand's navy is quite manageable anyway - two frigates (combat force) and four OPVs (patrol force, 2 large, 2 small), plus three modern support vessels (tanker Aotearoa, multipurpose supply vessel Canterbury, survey vessel Manawanui), that's it! Decommissioning due to lack of personnel Now the third of the OPVs has also been transferred to reserve status, as the New Zealanders...
So far, the call for a coastguard has gone unheard. The nucleus could be the Federal Maritime Police. Maritime security is an essential part of an overall national security concept. Germany therefore has an extensive maritime network of federal and state authorities, agencies and organisations that provide maritime security for German coastal waters, port approaches and harbours.
Sweden does not share findings The German Navy's minehunting boat "Dillingen", the multi-purpose vessel "Mittelgrund" and the German Federal Police patrol vessel "Potsdam" have completed their mission in the Baltic Sea and are back in their home harbours. The joint operation following the request for administrative assistance from the Federal Police focussed on the leaks north-east of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. There were...
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